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BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA on Bravo BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and Ireland, KIX in Asia (in Indonesia aired on tvOne), VEQTA Digital Broadcast Sports Network in India, Kwesé Sports in Africa, DAZN in Germany & Russia, FITE TV and UNILAD (Online). BAMMA events stream live on the UNILAD Facebook Page (Prelims) and ITV4 (UK) & Fite.tv (US) (Main Card). BAMMA 29 was shown on free to air channel Dave, and BAMMA 30 was also shown there on 7 July 2017 as was BAMMA 31. BAMMA 33 was shown on ITV4 on December 15 2017. The last BAMMA event was held in London on June 28, 2018.retrieved June 22, 2020
After this, BAMMA moved to Birmingham for which hosted three title fights. Originally, tabloid celebrity Alex Reid was set to fight Tom "Kong" Watson for the vacant Middleweight title. However, Reid injured his knee while filming his documentary TV series Alex Reid: The Fight of His Life and was forced to pull out of the fight. This angered Watson, who claimed Reid was disrespecting him. Watson also called him a "clown" and said that it was likely Reid pulled out to avoid an embarrassing defeat. Reid was then replaced by UFC and IFL veteran Matt Horwich for the main event. Watson won the fight by decision and claimed the belt.
In the Featherweight division, Omer lost his belt to Mark Adams via unanimous decision. Also, Daniel Weichel was brought over from Germany to challenge Sinclair's reign as Lightweight Champ. Sinclair, who used the England football anthem "Three Lions" as his entrance music, successfully defended his title by TKOing Weichel in the first round. A number of other big names also filled the card, including Seth Petruzelli and Jon Koppenhaver, and around 5,000 fans were in attendance that night.
At , Reid finally got the chance to take on Watson in a championship bout, but "Kong" was able to defend his title by winning via unanimous decision. Also featured on the card that night were three of Europe's most promising welterweights in Eugene Fadiora, Gunnar Nelson and Simeon Thoresen. gained a huge TV audience breaking records for Bravo and becoming one of the most watched MMA bouts in UK history. The main event peaked with over 835,000 viewers during the fight, making it the most watched MMA event in UK history.
BAMMA's next event BAMMA 5 was originally planned for December 2010 and was set to be headlined by Bob Sapp vs. Stav Economou. However, due to snowstorms in the UK the event was cancelled. It was rescheduled for February 26, 2011, at the MEN Arena in Manchester with Paul Daley taking on Yuya Shirai for the BAMMA Welterweight title
It was announced on January 27, 2011, that BAMMA had signed a 1-year deal with SyFy to broadcast all 5 of their arena events in 2011, completely live on the channel in the UK. This is an unprecedented deal which makes BAMMA the first ever MMA organisation in the UK to deliver totally live coverage on a non-subscription channel.
BAMMA 6 took place at Wembley Arena on May 21, 2011, and featured a title defence by Tom Watson. It was announced on March 16, 2011, that Tom Watson would face Murilo Rua. Rumours began to circulate that wrestler Dave Batista would make his MMA debut at BAMMA 6. However this was not the case, instead UFC veterans Frank Trigg and Ivan Salaverry took part at the event, posting a win and a loss respectively.
At BAMMA 7, they held their first British title fight, where Welsh Middleweight Jack Marshman became the first British Middleweight Champion.
On November 14, 2011, "Inside MMA", announced that HDNet, the network that shows Inside MMA and promotions such as ProElite's and DREAM's live events has signed an agreement with BAMMA to air their events, beginning with BAMMA 8. A few weeks later BAMMA announced that they signed a 10 event deal with Canada's The Fight Network.
In Brazil, TV Esporte Interativo signed an agreement with BAMMA to air their events in 2012
This MMA organisation will partner Rizin Fighting Federation for the RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX event to be held on December 29 and 31 2015. The former Pride FC Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko will headline the NYE Rizin FF main event.
BAMMA announced during mid July that they had renewed their deal with Lonsdale.
Chalmers spoke out about contract wranglings with the company, before eventually signing for Bellator after a "long-winded process" with the UK promotion.
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In 2016 BAMMA went one step further and introduced new safety standards for its MMA shows, with the inclusion of pre and post fight MRi & MRA scans, making it the most upscaled medical provision for any UK and European MMA promotion
All BAMMA fights are contested over three, five-minute rounds. There is a one-minute rest period in-between rounds. As per the Unified Rules of MMA, BAMMA only allows competitors to fight in approved shorts, without shoes or any other sort of foot padding. Fighters must use approved light gloves (4-6 ounces) that allow fingers to grab. The referee has the right to stop the fighters and stand them up if they reach a stalemate on the ground (where neither are in a dominant position nor working toward one) after a verbal warning.
A fight can also end in a technical decision, technical draw, disqualification, forfeit or no contest.
When a foul is charged, the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty. If a foul incapacitates a fighter, then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional, or a no contest if unintentional. If a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout, it ends with a technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points, otherwise it is a technical draw.
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| Godbeer vacated the title when he signed with the UFC in 2016. | ||||
| Jones vacated the title when he signed with UAE Warriors in 2015. | ||||
| Craig vacated the title when he signed with the UFC in 2016. |
| Watson vactated the title when he left BAMMA for the UFC. | ||||
| Askham vactated the title when he left BAMMA for the UFC. | ||||
| Phillips stripped of the title when he missed weight (by 13.2lbs) at BAMMA 26. | ||||
| Shipman vacated the title when he left BAMMA for Bellator MMA. | ||||
| Ellis vactated the title when his contract with BAMMA expired. | ||||
| Sinclair vacated the title when he left BAMMA for Bellator MMA. | ||||
| Barnaoui was released from the promotion when he signed with M-1 Global on September 10, 2015. | ||||
| Stapleton vacated the title when he left BAMMA for Cage Warriors. | ||||
| Scope vacated the title when he left BAMMA for Bellator MMA. | ||||
| Adams was stripped of the title due to inactivity. | ||||
| Duquesnoy vacated the title when he signed with the UFC in 2017. | ||||
| Crawford vacated the title when he left BAMMA for Bellator MMA. | ||||
| Duquesnoy vacated the title when he signed with the UFC in 2017. | ||||
| Saadeh vacated the title when his contract with BAMMA expired. | ||||
| Godbeer vacated the title when he signed with the UFC in 2016. |
| Marshman was stripped of the title on September 14, 2012 when he failed to make weight for his BAMMA 10 title defense. | ||||
| McLeman vacated the title after being released | ||||
| Breese vacated the title when he left BAMMA. | ||||
| Edwards vacated the title when he left BAMMA for UFC. | ||||
| Warburton vacated the title when he challenged for the BAMMA World Lightweight title. | ||||
| Diakiese vacated the title when he signed with the UFC in 2016. | ||||
| 38 | June 28, 2018 | York Hall | London, England | ITV 4 | |
| 37 | May 12, 2018 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland | ITV 4 | |
| 36 | March 9, 2018 | Wembley Arena | London, England | ITV 4 | |
| 35 | December 15, 2017 | Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle, England | ITV 4 | |
| 34 | November 10, 2017 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland | Dave | |
| 33 | September 15, 2017 | Wembley Arena | London, England | Dave | |
| 32 | July 7, 2017 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland | Dave | |
| 31 | May 12, 2017 | Genting Arena | Birmingham, England | Dave | |
| 30 | February 24, 2017 | Odyssey Complex | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| 29 | December 16, 2016 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| 28 | September 10, 2016 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland | Spike (UK) & Channel 5 | |
| 27 | May 14, 2016 | Arena Birmingham | Birmingham, England | Spike (UK) & Channel 5 | |
| 26 | February 27, 2016 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland | Spike (UK) & Channel 5 | |
| 25 | November 14, 2015 | Arena Birmingham | Birmingham, England | Spike (UK) & Channel 5 | |
| 24 | September 19, 2015 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland | Spike (UK) & Channel 5 | |
| 23 | June 13, 2015 | Arena Birmingham | Birmingham, England | Spike (UK) & Channel 5 | |
| 22 | April 25, 2015 | Arena Birmingham | Birmingham, England | Spike (UK) & Channel 5 | |
| 21 | March 28, 2015 | Winter Gardens Arena | Blackpool, England | AMC Networks | |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | Wolverhampton, England | AMC Networks | ||
| 19 | Victoria Warehouse | Manchester, England | AMC Networks | ||
| 18 | Victoria Warehouse | Manchester, England | AMC Networks | ||
| 17 | Liverpool Olympia | Liverpool, England | AMC Networks | ||
| 16 | O2 Guildhall | Southampton, England | AMC Networks | ||
| 15 | Copper Box Arena | London, England | 5*, Channel 5 | ||
| 14 | LG Arena | Birmingham, England | 5*, Channel 5 | ||
| 13 | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, England | 5*, Channel 5 | ||
| 12 | Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 5*, Channel 5 | ||
| 11 | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, England | 5*, Channel 5 | ||
| 10 | Wembley Arena | London, England | 5*, Channel 5 | ||
| 9 | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, England | Extreme Sports Channel | ||
| 8 | Capital FM Arena | Nottingham, England | Syfy | ||
| 7 | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, England | Syfy | ||
| 6 | Wembley Arena | London, England | Syfy | ||
| 5 | MEN Arena | Manchester, England | Syfy | ||
| 4 | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, England | Bravo | ||
| 3 | LG Arena | Birmingham, England | Bravo | ||
| 2 | The Roundhouse | London, England | Bravo | ||
| 1 | Room by the River | London, England | Bravo |
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